Being good is complicated. I’ve just read two British novels, written over 150 years apart, that make that point. It…

I'm a sucker for award shows. Last weekend it was the Grammys; this week it's the Oscars. I can honestly…

Last night I received a teaching award at my college--most surprisingly and not a little discomfiting, as the remarks below…

And so another Lenten season begins.  Ash Wednesday was not part of my tradition growing up—the imposition of ashes was…

“It all comes down to hermeneutics!” It was a seminary prof, many years ago, who uttered those words. I had…

Good morning. Happy Monday. Happy busy, lots-to-do, didn't-get-enough-done-this-weekend-or-enough-rest-either kind of morning. Welcome to another brief interval between sunrise and sunset.…

Thanks to Jes for her thoughtful post earlier this week on cloudy places in Luke’s Transfiguration story. To further prepare…

When my master's program was over, I wasn't enamored with graduate school, and I rather missed the high-maintenance life of…

I was having a bad afternoon. One day last week while running errands, doing visits, and culminating in some long…